LOCARNO, Switzerland - Unspooling in sweltering humidity, Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival, Europe's biggest mid-Summer movie event, sometimes dazzled, led by an ebullient Emma Thompson. More than ...

Giona A. Nazzaro also discusses Willem Dafoe's turn as a tycoon in 'The Birthday Party,' picking the new Kechiche movie for the 78th edition of the Swiss fest, Japan's return, and the role of comedy ...

Her fearless choices and groundbreaking performances continue to inspire audiences and redefine what it means to be an artist in the 21st century." By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The festival ...

Mexican director and producer Carlos Reygadas, U.S. producer Josyln Barnes and actresses Ursina Lardi and Renée Soutendijk have been announced for the main jury of the 78th Locarno Film Festival in ...

Shah Rukh Khan wins big at Locarno Film FestivalAccording to the Locarno Film Festival, the Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism pays tribute to personalities for their artistic contributions ...

LOCARNO, Switzerland — Taken multiple ways, 2024’s Locarno industry days proved hot. Attendance at Locarno Pro, the festival’s industry arm, hit over 1,743 on-site participants and 141 online ...

Many younger Latin American filmmakers are embracing genre. But they’re not turning out standard shlockfests. Some are genre blending. At Open Doors Projects Lab, “Fiebre Caribe, for instance” is “a ...

Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival will debut 17 features, including new works by Radu Jude and Abdellatif Kechiche, as part of its 2025 competition. This year’s event runs from August 6 to 16. The ...

Highlights from the 76th edition of the Swiss festival include dreamy coming-of-age dramas and a hilariously biting new film from the director of "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn." Easy to overlook in ...

The 78th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival has a lot to offer movie buffs. There is auteur cinema, both from established and new voices, big-screen classics, plus experimental fare, ...